Lot Essay
A similar box was exhibited at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 'Japanese export art in black and gold 1650-1800', catalogue, p. 68, no. B.11.3.
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18TH CENTURY
Details
An Export Sawasa gilt and lacquered metal tobacco-box
18th Century
Of oval shape with hinged cover, the top decorated in relief with pavilions, birds and deer in a Chinese landscape on a granulated ground, the sides with gilt engraved birds and cockerels, the underside with a large eagle, the gilded interior inscribed 'J. VD Bank', some wear
11.8 cm. wide
18th Century
Of oval shape with hinged cover, the top decorated in relief with pavilions, birds and deer in a Chinese landscape on a granulated ground, the sides with gilt engraved birds and cockerels, the underside with a large eagle, the gilded interior inscribed 'J. VD Bank', some wear
11.8 cm. wide
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